Relationship of family management with sociodemographic aspects and children's physical dependence in neurological disorders

• Main Authors: Gisele Weissheimer (Author), Verônica de Azevedo Mazza (Author), Vanessa Ferreira de Lima (Author), Maria de Fátima Mantovani (Author), Márcia Helena de Souza Freire (Author), Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1518-8345; 10.1590/1518-8345.2494.3076
• Keywords: Enfermagem Familiar; Pessoas com Deficiência; Criança; Adolescente; Neurologia; Família; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 26, Iss 0 (2018)

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the relationship of family management with sociodemographic and physical dependence aspects of children and adolescents with neurological impairment. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted at a child neurology center. A non-probabilistic sample was obtained from 141 family members who answered two instruments: a) Sociodemographic condition of families; b) Family Management Measure. In the statistical analysis, we used the Spearman Coefficient and the Mann Whitney Test. Results: the longer the specialized care time, the lower the identity score (rs = - 0.209, p = 0.01); the higher the effort score (rs = 0.181, p = 0.03), the family difficulty score (rs = 0.239, p = 0.001) and the impact of the disease on family life (rs = 0.213, p = 0.01). The families of children and adolescents with physical dependence for activities of daily living presented a higher score in the following dimensions: management effort (<0.001), family difficulty (p = 0.004) and perception of disease impact (p = 0.001). Conclusion: There was evidence of a correlation between management with sociodemographic and child dependence aspects, with an association between management difficulty and longer time of child and adolescent care.